African and African American Studies, BA (GPS)

Effective Fall 2026, this program will no longer admit new students. Summer 2026 will be the last semester that new students or students changing majors can declare this major.

This Graduation Planning Strategy (GPS) outlines a sample four-year path to graduation and is valid for this catalog year only. This plan is a recommendation, and your actual program may vary. This suggested four-year graduation plan is not a substitute for regular academic advising appointments.

All undergraduate degree programs require at least 120 credit hours. To graduate in four years, students must earn an average of 15 credit hours per semester (fall and spring). The time it takes to complete a degree and the sequence in which courses are taken will depend on any credits transferred to WSU and placement in math and writing.

See the Academic Catalog for a complete listing of curriculum requirements, course prerequisites, and course descriptions. Course offerings and prerequisites are subject to change.

Fall One

AFS 2000 - What is the African and African American Experience? Credit Hour(s): 3
ENG 1100 - Academic Writing and Reading Credit Hour(s): 3
LA 1020 - First-Year Seminar: College of Liberal Arts Credit Hour(s): 3
Beginning Language Course (1010 level) Credit Hour(s): 3*
Wright State Core Choice (general education) Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Spring One

CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3
MTH 1450 - Mathematics and the Modern World Credit Hour(s): 3
Beginning Language Course (1020 level) Credit Hour(s): 3
Sci Course - Wright State Science Course Credit Hour(s): 4
CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 16 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better; complete AFS 2000

Fall Two

AFS 3000 - History of Africa Credit Hour(s): 3
AFS Elect - African & African American Studies Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
Intermediate Language Course (2010 level) Credit Hour(s): 3
AFS Elect - African & African American Studies Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better; complete one MTH course; complete one language course

Spring Two

ATH 3010 - Peoples and Cultures of Africa Credit Hour(s): 3
AFS 4030 - History of the Ideas of Race Credit Hour(s): 3
ML or RST Course or Intermediate Language II Course (2020 level) Credit Hour(s): 3
ENG 2100 - Research Writing and Argumentation Credit Hour(s): 3
CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better; complete ENG 2100 with a C or better; complete at least three AFS courses

Fall Three

EC 3450 - Economics of Diversity Credit Hour(s): 3
ENG 2050 - African-American Literature Credit Hour(s): 3
PHL 3000 - Critical Thinking Credit Hour(s): 3
UL Elective - Upper-Level Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better

Spring Three

HST 3700 - African-American History, 1619 to the Present Credit Hour(s): 3
PLS 4510 - Contemporary African Politics Credit Hour(s): 3
QT Course - Research Methods Credit Hour(s): 3
UL Elective - Upper-Level Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
AFS Elective - African & African American Studies Elective Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better; complete 20 upper-level credits

Fall Four

AFS 4010 - Senior Research Project Credit Hour(s): 3
AFS Elective - African & African American Studies Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
UL Elective - Upper-Level Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
UL Elective - Upper-Level Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 4

Total: 16 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better

Spring Four

UL Elective - Upper-Level Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
AFS 4040 - The African Diaspora Credit Hour(s): 3
GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 0-4

Total: 12-16 Credit Hours

SUCCESS MARKERS: Maintain GPA of 2.0 or better

Note(s):

*Languages include Arabic (ARA), American Sign Language (ASL), Chinese (CHI), French (FR), German (GER), Greek (GR), Latin (LAT), and Spanish (SPN). Students taking American Sign Language should be advised that ASL 1010, 1020, 2010, and 2020 meet for (4) rather than (3) credit hours.

Core = Wright State Core class